. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. May, 1925] FARM PRODUCTION IN CHESHIRE COUNTY 11 The proportion of native-born whites is higher in Cheshire County than in the state as a whole. A large number of the foreign population are also American-l)orn, since they came from Canada. The place of Inrth of foreign-born whites in Cheshire County hi 1920 was as follows: Country of biiih. Number. Canada (French) 1,210 (Other) 505 Ireland 604 Finland 532 Country of birth. Number Poland 384 England 266 Other 892 Total 4,393 Fig. 1.* GROWTH OF POPULATION. POSTAL RECEIPTS AND VOLUME OF BANK DEPOSITS, KEE
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. May, 1925] FARM PRODUCTION IN CHESHIRE COUNTY 11 The proportion of native-born whites is higher in Cheshire County than in the state as a whole. A large number of the foreign population are also American-l)orn, since they came from Canada. The place of Inrth of foreign-born whites in Cheshire County hi 1920 was as follows: Country of biiih. Number. Canada (French) 1,210 (Other) 505 Ireland 604 Finland 532 Country of birth. Number Poland 384 England 266 Other 892 Total 4,393 Fig. 1.* GROWTH OF POPULATION. POSTAL RECEIPTS AND VOLUME OF BANK DEPOSITS, KEENE. NEW HAMPSHIRE 1900-1924 BANK DEPOSITS MfLLIONS 8 7 6 5. ECEIPTS AND POPULATION THOUSANDS 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1925 Population of Keene for 1924 estimated on basis of city school census. Summer Population. The number of people coming to Cheshire County to spend the summer has been increasing steadily for several years. In 1924, the selectmen of the different towns estimated 6,300 as the summer population for three months. They start coming into the country about the middle of May, and the last usually leave before October i. There are some coming and going constantly, l)ut the largest number usually come during July and August. Most of the residents are along the shores of the numerous lakes, principally Spofford Lake, Granite Lake and lakes in the southeast- ern part of the county. They depend entirely on purchases of food prod- ucts either from farmers or local stores. A large number of tourists also pass through the county on their way to the White Mountains and other summer resorts. They make some purchases along the road, and, in stopping at hotels and restaurants, increase the demand for food products. During the period from July 1-7, inclusive,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble
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